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I would think so then we can turn our anger onto disloyal ibe
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I'm just lost on this now.
Back to the football. He's a good player, not great. He hasn't conducted himself well in the media and may become disruptive to the squad. If that's the case then he should be sent out as soon as possible.
The money coming in should fix the holes and have us challenging rather than finding a like for like to replace him.
Yes, he's one of the better players in our squad at present but I personally don't think he will become anyone special. Whereas, I think if we give Ibe more game time this year he could show that he's ready to become something special.
Really impressed with him training with Kenny recently too. A lot of what you say makes perfect sense. However I would worry about how the transfer money would be spent, given our recent record. Also Ibe looks a good prospect but he is still an unknown quantity. If he does come good and a big club comes in for him, will we lose him also? I think that depends on what we do right now. There are players that are of very good quality, with top level experience in the right positions that we should be targeting and I can't fathom why we aren't. I've said it numerous times now but a top quality striker and a top quality holding midfielder and we would be a very good side again. If we play Coutinho left in a 3 and add a player like Isco and we could be on a title challenge. Keep Cou in a midfield 3 and add Jesé Rodriguez to the wide left role and it's the same. We have a lot of the components of a very good team that needs 2 top draw leaders to bring out the quality.
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I will take the 50 million and say thanks. He has the right to decide his own career but the manner he did it with this fool of an agent is distasteful.
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I give it a year......until he's scoring 20+ goals per season.
He's got the potential to be the best British player in the premier league. He might realise that potential at a club with a world class manager, quality players around him and not being hung out to dry by the manager or placed in silly positions like wing back depending on what side the manager got out the bed in te morning.
50 million is too much to turn down, but which ever club buys him are getting a class player, bet coutinho will be next.
Personally I would rather take a 30mil + player swap deal. Brendan will only waste the money.
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There is nothing wrong in selling your players and getting good money for them.
Arsenal sold Man City half a team. Nasri, Clichy, Adebeyor and sold RVP to Scumchester.
Man U sold Ronaldo for big money and look like losing De Gea. Spurs sold Bale and Modric.
Chelsea probably the exception because they have managed to break even on a few flops lately. Although they did sell Mata to Man U and an in form Lukaku to Everton.
We are no more a feeder club than anyone else.
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There is nothing wrong in selling your players and getting good money for them.
Arsenal sold Man City half a team. Nasri, Clichy, Adebeyor and sold RVP to Scumchester.
Man U sold Ronaldo for big money and look like losing De Gea. Spurs sold Bale and Modric.
Chelsea probably the exception because they have managed to break even on a few flops lately. Although they did sell Mata to Man U and an in form Lukaku to Everton.
We are no more a feeder club than anyone else.
It's who we are buying to replace our players that is the difference. Selling your best players and replacing them with inferior players is obviously a recipe for disaster. We replaced Suarez with Balotelli.
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Excellent points as always Shaggy. Thing is, its very difficult to retain players who have their hearts set on going. We need to constantly try and remain in the CL to retain key players. Players these days understand trophies are directly related to the wealth of the club. At the rate LFC is going, well, like you said, we replaced Suarez with Balotelli. Doesn't really inspire confidence, does it.
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In reality the kid isn't worth much more than 25 mil - so 50 mil is too good to turn down. See how he likes being the next Scott Sinclair. He won't be another Scott Sinclair. At this price he plays every week. I just don't want BR having the money to make more costly mistakes. For those saying why are we selling our best player we are not. Best player by a country mile was Coutinho last season. We can get £50m for Sterling. Just hope we don't make the mistake of keeping him. The only thing that really matters is this: will Brendan make us more competitive by spending the Sterling money on quality players? If he buys another 2 players of Markovic's 'ability', then we'll have sold our biggest (only?) asset for nothing. If he wants to go, then let him go. But save the money for our next manager to spend!
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I give it a year......until he's scoring 20+ goals per season.
He's got the potential to be the best British player in the premier league. He might realise that potential at a club with a world class manager, quality players around him and not being hung out to dry by the manager or placed in silly positions like wing back depending on what side the manager got out the bed in te morning.
50 million is too much to turn down, but which ever club buys him are getting a class player, bet coutinho will be next.
Personally I would rather take a 30mil + player swap deal. Brendan will only waste the money. utter nonsense .
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